Would You Like To Buy An O

Frank Oz & Jim Henson on Sesame Street (1971).

New Year's Day

U2 on Top of the Pops (1983).

(I love Bono's Limahl-style do!)

Rawhide

Frankie Laine sings the opening and closing theme to Rawhide (1959).

Happy Talk

Juanita Hall, France Nuyen & John Kerr in South Pacific (1958).

BONUS! Captain Sensible (of The Damned) on Top of the Pops:

It's My Life/Confessions

Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale, and cast of Glee (ep. 6, October 7, 2009).

As a bit of background, in this episode, the characters were given pseudoephedrine to give them more energy. They're not always quite so peppy. They do, however, thoroughly abuse Auto-Tune in the show.

Movin' On Up

Ja'net Dubois sings the theme from The Jeffersons (1975).

Dedicated to Stephanie, who is movin' on up to a new house today, and should resume posting once she's settled in!

Chantilly Lace

The Big Bopper on The Dick Clark Show (1958).

Talk To The Animals

Roger Moore & cast on The Muppet Show (1980).

This is the last number on the last episode of The Muppet Show.

Everybody Wash

Today is the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of Sesame Street. To celebrate, here is the first musical number from that very first episode:



Jim Henson & cast on Sesame Street (1969).

Welcome to My Nightmare

Alice Cooper and the Muppets on The Muppet Show (1978).

1,2,3

The Groovie Goolies in The Groovie Goolies (1971)

The Addams Family Theme

Vic Mizzy (composed and performing) on The Addams Family (1964).

Composer of "Addams Family" theme song dies at 93

Frankenstein

The Edgar Winter Group on The Midnight Special (1973).

House of Fun

Madness & cast in The Young Ones episode Boring (1982).

The Joke The Musical

Unfortunately no one has put the whole thing on Youtube, but here it is in two pieces:





David Cross, Jack Black, Meleva Barbula & Bob Odenkirk in Mr. Show with Bob and David (episode 102, 1995).

Camptown Races

Johnny Cash & chorus on The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)

Feelings

Beaker (Richard Hunt) performs Feelings on the Muppet Show. (197?)

School's Out

Alice Cooper & the Muppets gang on the Muppet Show (1978) The Muppet Show introduced me to Alice Cooper & insured his status as cool in my book. This is a great argument for sitting on the fence between shock & show business, Alice Cooper keeps it all just nice enough to be able to go on a show that has a 50% kids audience like the Muppet Show, but is also creepy & rock & roll enough to be cool. You couldn't say that about someone like Marilyn Manson who just goes too far, even though he's probably more commercial than Alice Cooper was (weird!).